Golf game



- Patented July 29, 1930 JOHN A. SGANLON, F IPITTSBURGH, PEHNSYLVAN GOLFGAME Application filed August 21, 1929. Serial No. 387,303.

This invention relates to a golf game, and consists in apparatus and thearrangement thereof which affords a game whereby the players maypractice two different golf strokes.

The objects of the invention are to provide a olf game in which theplayer must drive a all from a golf-tee to a target; and to provide atarget that will eject the driven ball to roll and come to rest adistance from a golf-cupthis distance being selectively determined bythe tar et and varying according to the accuracy of t e drive.

In the accompanying drawings Figure I is a view in front elevation ofthe target of my invention; Figure II is an isometric view of the targetas coordinated with a golf-tee and a golf-cup to practice the game; andFigure III is a central vertical sectional view through the target,showing the internal construction of the target. a

Referring to thei'drawings the target 1 comprises the relatively largefront wall 2. Through this wall there is formed the large circularopening 3, which opens into the partitioned chamber 4. Within thischamber there are included the partitions 5 and 6; the

partition 5' having a circular opening 7 and the partition 6 having asmaller circular opening 8.

As shown in Figure II, the player first places a golf ball 9 on thegolf-tee 10, and; drives the ball'witha suitable golf-club towardthe-tar et. The object of the player is I to drive the all through theinner smallest is next putted into the cup,the total num- I ber ofstrokes required from teeing-off to sinking the ball in the cup is thescore of the player. If,'in driving-off, one is not accurate the ballmay pass only through the two larger openings 3 and 7, and the ball willfall within th e compartment 14 of the target, whence it will be guidedby surface 40 angularly through the opening 15 to the position B, whichis, obviously, a greater distance from the cup than the point at whichthe ball moving from the central opening 12 came to rest. If the'ball isdriven only through the outer opening 3, it is guided by the surface inthe compartment 51 to the opening 16 and rolls at an angle toward thecup, as indicated by the arrows G, andcomes to rest a still furtherdistance from the cup. I It may thus be understood that the target 5selectively and angularly ejects the driven balls to points varying indistance from a golf-cup, and that the distances from the cup at whichthe balls come to rest vary with the accuracy of the drives. The game is.one which is easy to understand and places a premium on accuratedriving and putting.

What I claim is:

1. Apparatus for a golf game including a golf-cup, a target spacedtherefrom, said target comprising several compartments arranged onebehind the other, the front wall 7 and partition of each compartmentbeing provided with an opening, the openings of the several compartmentsbeing graduated in so size, and each. compartment being provided withinclined surfaces to' guide and to eject a ball therefrom toward thegolf-cup. 2. Apparatus for a golfgame including a golf-cup, a targetspaced therefrom, said target comprising several compartments arrangedone behindthe other, the front wall I and partition of each compartmentbeing provided with an opening, the openings of the several compartmentsbeing graduated in size and each compartment being pro- Vided withinclined surfaces to guide and to eject a ball therefrom toward thegolf-cup, the guiding surfaces of each compartment being inclinedtoeject the ball therefrom toward the cup at an angle different from theangle at which the ball moves from any of the other compartments.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN A. SGANLON.

